WCUE (1150 AM) is a non-commercial

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licensed to serve

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, carrying a

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format as a

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for the

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network. Owned by Family Stations, Inc., the station services the Akron metro area. WCUE does not air local programming; all content is transmitted via satellite by the Family Radio network. WCUE's transmitter is located in Cuyahoga Falls. The station's format contains

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and

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teaching.

History

WCUE began in 1949 as a daytime-only station licensed to

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; the station callsign referred to a

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. In 1963, the station's city of license was assigned to Cuyahoga Falls. From 1969 and into the 1970s, WCUE aired a

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format. In 1981, WCUE Radio, Inc. sold WCUE to Sackett Broadcasting Company; Sackett then installed the

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format aimed at older adults. By 1984, WCUE was airing middle of the road music; Jerry Healey was among the on-air personalities heard during these later years. On October 22, 1986, Sackett Broadcasting donated WCUE to

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. The daytime power was increased from 1,000 to 2,500 watts in 1988 and then to 5,000 watts in 1990. In 2000, the license transitioned from commercial to non-commercial status. In 2002, Family Radio obtained a main station waiver, allowing WCUE to function solely as a

for the Family Radio network.

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